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Originally Posted by StellaBlue72
Hi J Patrick,
Been a long time, still got your ears on? - I'm glad I found this thread! I have a Santa Cruz D-PW and I'm considering installing a K&K pure mini. I would not use a pre-amp because I'm trying to remain a minimalist. As a solo acoustic would it be fine? In a band would I at least hear it if I turn up the volume?
new to electronics, thanks,
J
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It's possible to use a K&K without a preamp, and you can likely get away with it if you only use it in specific situations where you know it works. But the K&K can be a bit mid-heavy, so it can be worth having a preamp just for tone shaping.
I use a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ with K&K pickups, and as well as just amplification it offers a tuner, mute footswitch, boost footswitch, four band EQ and DI. That's a lot of useful stuff to give up in the name of minimalism.